MTV Rockumentary: Van Halen
Sitting around with nothing to do but cleaning and laundry? Of course you are! Why not watch a classic MTV Rockumentary? BBG! friend Kari sent along a good one last night. The focus on Van Halen is from 1989 and is all good. See below.
I also wanted to pass along that Audible just made a ton of titles free for enjoyment during this unique time of home isolation. A lot of titles are aimed at kids but there are many literary classics and other titles for adults too. NPR has a nice list of things that are free right now during the Covid-19 pandemic including concerts, exercise and (classic) sports subscriptions.
Last night was a little chaotic for me. I've long been told I would not be a work-from-home employee because 1) I work in an industry that does not shutdown ever and 2) I'm a critical employee. Which is fine because I (usually) like going to the office. By 3 p.m. the decision changed and office workers were being told to plan on working from home, for at least awhile. Eric is already working from home and has completely taken over my office. Thus I had no office furniture. Considering everyone else is working from home - or suddenly doing so - it was incredibly difficult to source furniture quickly. It took me more than two hours to find a small desk and chair within a 60 mile radius of my house. So I ordered online and went this morning to retrieve before there were any crowds. I was lucky to get my items - the store was picked clean and I got the last small desk available apparently. I also realize how blessed I am that I could just buy these items without really worrying about the cost.
Later today, we plan on getting takeout from my favorite local Mexican place. This has to be killing them - and all the mom & pop eateries - across the country. Most will not survive this. Horrific.
Be kind to each other and try to look for the positives. We will get through this together but it won't be easy or fun. But we still have our music!
The coming surge in unemployment claims is literally off the charts https://t.co/ZVRBwpuTDt
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) March 21, 2020